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Heartstopper (Netflix)

Teenage romance takes many guises, from the innocence of the 1980 film Gregory’s Girl to Netflix’s colourful, eyebrow-raising Sex Education. Heartstopper, with elements of both those shows, has been described as possibly the most adorable thing on TV.

Written by Alice Oseman and based on her graphic novel and web comic – suitably, cartoon flowers and birds fill the screen at times of high emotion – it focuses on Charlie (Joe Locke, near left), an ’out’ 14-year-old with nerdy friends and an unruly mop of hair.

When he is sitting next to popular rugby star Nick (Kit Connor, far left) in class, feelings begin to stir. Most tentatively in Nick’s case: as he takes a How Gay Are You? test online, tears roll down his face as the result comes up. The scene leading up to their first touch and kiss is as tense and tender as you can imagine.

The course of this true love, naturally, does not run smooth but it’s deftly and truthfully told, alongside a transgender girl – Yasmin Finney, soon to join the new Doctor Who (Sex Education’s Ncuti Gatwa) in the Tardis.

Other characters include a couple of larky lesbians, and Olivia Colman has a tiny part as Nick’s mum. A heartwarming treat.